Ade Aruna and Parry Nickerson have grabbed most of the pre-draft hype among Tulane's NFL prospects this offseason.

Former Green Wave running backs Dontrell Hilliard and Sherman Badie are hoping to snag some attention from NFL teams after Tulane's Pro Day on Tuesday (April 3) at the New Orleans Saints practice facility.

Badie and Hilliard both put on impressive performances, including running 40-yard dashes in the 4.4 range, in front of representatives from more than 25 NFL teams.

"I came out, got some attention from a lot of people really, some eye openers and just did a good job overall," Hilliard said.

Hilliard is coming of the best season of his college career, which saw him rush for 1,091 yards and 12 TDs.

Hilliard said his goal at the Pro Day was to come out and show what he could do.

Badie had similar goals with his workout.

"I just wanted to show that I'm very versatile," he said. "I can catch, I can run, I can move very well. I can do anything that they need me to do on the field.

The skills he demonstrated seemed to have the desired effect as scouts in attendance had him run several different drills.

"A few coaches talked to me, they were asking if I can play a little receiver, a little slot, and I can do anything that they need me to do," Badie said.